[sdiy] Re[2]: Behringer mixers...

[Byron G. Jacquot]

>I may be biased, but after reading about the law suit Mackie had against
>Behringer for their knock-off of the 1202, I wouldn't buy the Behringer
>stuff even if it were better.  Ever notice how the Behringer active monitors
>look exactly like the hr824's?  I'd rather support the companies that come
>up with the original ideas.

Not to mention the lawsuits from Aphex and Drawmer.

As for a mixer to recommend, from your description, this sounds like your
first hardware mixer.  From the point of view that "having any mixer is
better than having NO mixer," then just about anything will get you
rolling...the cheap Chinese mixers, an old Tapco, whatever.  There are some
stages where it might be best to understand that it's a learning
tool...you're learning about the features you want in a mixer!

It's like a soldering iron.  I did OK work with a cheap $7 iron...but it
also taught me that I wanted one with a handle that stayed cool, and had
some form of temperature control.

Cruise the mixers category on Ebay, because there are enough mixer companies
people have forgotten about that some Ok stuff sells pretty cheap.  You
might keep an eye peeleed for a small TAC Bullet, or an 8-channel Soundcraft
200...both of which are small versions of decent desks, and not to be
confused with consumer electronics, like so many of the current crop...both
of 'em are from the time when a mixer with an external power supply meant it
was a good one :>

Also keep in mind that the desire for more inputs, more outputs, better
preamps and EQ, metering, etc, is something common to just about anyone who
owns a mixer...and the sky's the limit!

Byron Jacquot